Brazzaville vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brazzaville	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$589	$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1482	$2495
🏠 One person rent	$252	$422
🏘️ Family rent	$494	$1045
🍽️ Food expenses	$213	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.8	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$430	$823
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	19	10
😀 Quality of life	35	16
🏙️ Population	2.15M	2.89M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 38% less expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 7917th and 5954th ($589 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in the Congo and the DR Congo, respectively. Check the Congo vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brazzaville compared to 0.9 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd in the DR Congo, while ranked 7440th and 8996th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Brazzaville	Mbuji-Mayi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.55	$7.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.5	$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$4.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$260	$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$576	$1358
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$365	$686
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.5	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.32%	12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1630	$7374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$922	$530
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.2	$96.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$5.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.73	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.96	$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$4.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.58	$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.03	$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.48	$8.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.6	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.7	$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.2	$56.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$120	$88.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3772	$3341

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Cities near Brazzaville

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Kinshasa	$1041
59 km or 37 mi	Kinkala	$529
119 km or 74 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$801
193 km or 120 mi	Madingou	$531
221 km or 137 mi	Kayes	$531
252 km or 157 mi	Gamboma	$531
264 km or 164 mi	Matadi	$821
304 km or 189 mi	Boma	$803
370 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$686
383 km or 238 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
401 km or 249 mi	Kikwit	$852
424 km or 264 mi	N'zeto	$793
465 km or 289 mi	Ambriz	$869
556 km or 346 mi	Luanda	$1024
586 km or 364 mi	Mbandaka	$810
656 km or 408 mi	Tshikapa	$902
814 km or 506 mi	Kananga	$932
823 km or 511 mi	Port-Gentil	$659
829 km or 515 mi	Libreville	$702
917 km or 570 mi	Bata	$1201
920 km or 572 mi	Lobito	$705
943 km or 586 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$957
944 km or 586 mi	Benguela	$736
946 km or 588 mi	Huambo	$652
950 km or 591 mi	Berberati	$488
953 km or 592 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$826
973 km or 605 mi	Gemena	$757
979 km or 608 mi	Luena	$723
996 km or 619 mi	Yaounde	$764
1000 km or 621 mi	Gandajika	$815
1027 km or 638 mi	Bangui	$518
1073 km or 667 mi	Bumba	$796
1079 km or 670 mi	Sao Tome	$878
1084 km or 673 mi	Trindade	$879
1114 km or 692 mi	Douala	$1368
1141 km or 709 mi	Limbe	$710
1148 km or 713 mi	Malabo	$812
1154 km or 717 mi	Buea	$655
1183 km or 735 mi	Kumba	$933
1189 km or 739 mi	Kindu	$728

Cities near Mbuji-Mayi

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Gandajika	$815
99 km or 62 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$826
129 km or 80 mi	Kananga	$932
311 km or 193 mi	Tshikapa	$902
436 km or 271 mi	Kindu	$728
543 km or 337 mi	Kikwit	$852
551 km or 342 mi	Kolwezi	$947
619 km or 385 mi	Kalemie	$730
641 km or 398 mi	Likasi	$939
684 km or 425 mi	Uvira	$763
708 km or 440 mi	Bujumbura	$546
708 km or 440 mi	Bukavu	$723
713 km or 443 mi	Cyangugu	$559
722 km or 448 mi	Makamba	$509
726 km or 451 mi	Bubanza	$508
748 km or 465 mi	Luena	$723
749 km or 465 mi	Lubumbashi	$1007
751 km or 467 mi	Rutana	$509
759 km or 472 mi	Kisangani	$855
763 km or 474 mi	Gitega	$510
777 km or 483 mi	Ngozi	$509
781 km or 486 mi	Kibuye	$579
786 km or 489 mi	Butare	$441
794 km or 493 mi	Ruyigi	$509
797 km or 495 mi	Gisenyi	$587
801 km or 498 mi	Nyanza	$545
809 km or 503 mi	Mansa	$1017
831 km or 516 mi	Muyinga	$509
845 km or 525 mi	Ruhengeri	$598
854 km or 530 mi	Kigali	$723
854 km or 531 mi	Chingola	$1028
878 km or 545 mi	Byumba	$622
879 km or 546 mi	Mufulira	$1090
901 km or 560 mi	Kitwe	$1116
906 km or 563 mi	Mbandaka	$810
933 km or 580 mi	Bumba	$796
938 km or 583 mi	Kinshasa	$1041
940 km or 584 mi	Butembo	$760
940 km or 584 mi	Ndola	$1139
943 km or 586 mi	Brazzaville	$589